Cathedral Window Quilt sewn by hand

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08-15-2011, 06:46 AM

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Delta

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That was wonderful. thank you so much. I need some hand work to do when I am somewere that I can not take my machine. that was very nice of you to do that for us. Dawn in Waco

08-15-2011, 06:49 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandyb

I am a fairly new quilter and I have only done very very simple quilt patterns - large center block with borders all around to make the size I want and hand quilting. Is the quilt finished after you sew the pieces together or do you put a backing on it? I am seeing pink and greens in those little panes if this isn't a difficult process.

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Sandyb

You can start with any size square. you do need 2 squares to make a window. When the window is sew in you are done no backing or quilting. pink and greens would be very pretty.

08-15-2011, 06:56 AM

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rainbowzebra

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Honeebee,

Your quilt is awsome, you are doing a great job. I tried not to use the same fabric twice, may be that is the color difference you see. one nice thing with this quilt you can make it any size you want. I am not adding a boarder to mine so when I decide it is the right size I'll be done. Pat

08-15-2011, 07:00 AM

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Bookmarked. This the best tute that I have seen on Cathedral Windows. Love them. I made a pillow for my DD's MIL the first Christmas they were married. It took me forever. Really want to do another. Thank you.

08-15-2011, 07:12 AM

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meetoo82

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Tried other methods but couldn't get it to turn out correctly. Will definitely try this method. Going on a motor trip and this may be the take along project.

08-15-2011, 07:23 AM

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nine inch squars. does that make your windows bigger too.you didn't say what size your windows are. I think they are somewhere around 2 inches. how much muslin do you need?

08-15-2011, 07:26 AM

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Jenny3244

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Thanks for the tutorial. I have a bolt of white muslin I bought in hopes of making one with only blues for thte center square. I was going to research different methods to decide which is best for me. I will definitely bookmark this one!

Any other ideas out there?

08-15-2011, 07:44 AM

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rainbowzebra

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Quote:

Originally Posted by knitpick

nine inch squars. does that make your windows bigger too.you didn't say what size your windows are. I think they are somewhere around 2 inches. how much muslin do you need?

Yes a 9 inch square makes your window bigger. Have not made a 9 inch one so don't know window size. for my 7 in. squares I cut a 2 inch window but trim it to about 1 3/4 when I sew it in. I do not measure the triming just eyeball it and lay it in place.

08-15-2011, 08:21 AM

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Sallyflymi

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Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing with us. Have put this in my pages.

08-15-2011, 09:39 AM

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Thanks fo tutorial. This so much clearer than trying to follow instructions in magazine. I tried once from magazine with linited sucess, but I'm bookmarking this to try again because this is much clearer. Thanks again.